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Fitch: (Talking about American residential builders) It is estimated that the residential inventory will improve slightly in 2025, but it will remain at a low level, and it will vary from region to region.International precious metal futures generally closed down, COMEX gold futures fell 1.61% to US$ 2,665.9 per ounce, and COMEX silver futures fell 1.96% to US$ 31 per ounce.Turkish Foreign Minister: We hope to see an inclusive government in Syria.

The yield of 10-year German bonds rose by 15 basis points this week. After the European Central Bank cut interest rates, the yield of 10-year Italian bonds rose by 20 basis points. At the end of the European market on Friday (December 13), the yield of 10-year German government bonds rose by 5.4 basis points, reaching a fresh high of 2.258%. This week, it rose by 15.0 basis points, and fluctuated around 2.120% in a narrow range from Monday to Wednesday. European Central Bank President Lagarde rose on Thursday. The yield of two-year German bonds rose by 5.1 basis points, reaching a new high of 2.072%. This week, it rose by 7.3 basis points, and it continued to fluctuate smoothly from Monday to Thursday. After Lagarde's press conference began, it retreated to a low level and further strengthened on Friday. The overall trading range was 1.915%-2.072%. The yield spread of 2/10-year German bonds rose by 0.144 basis points to +18.260 basis points, which fluctuated upward this week, with a cumulative increase of 7.953 basis points. The yield of Italian 10-year government bonds rose by 4.3 basis points, reaching a new high of 3.393%, and this week it rose by 20.0 basis points.The international gold price plunged, and the COMEX gold main contract fell by 1.3%, approaching the $2,670 mark.WTI crude oil futures closed up $1.27, or more than 1.81%, to $71.29/barrel, approaching the closing price of $71.96 on November 7, with a cumulative increase of more than 6.08% this week.

Britain, Italy and Japan will set up a joint venture to develop the next generation fighter. On the 13th, British Bayi Systems announced that it had reached an agreement with Italian and Japanese companies to set up a new joint venture to develop the next generation fighter. According to the announcement, Bayi Systems has reached an agreement with Italian leonardo Company and Japan Aircraft Industry Promotion Company to set up a joint venture company after obtaining the approval of the regulatory authorities. The company is responsible for the design, development and delivery of the next generation of combat aircraft, and plans to put it into use in 2035. The announcement said that the headquarters of this joint venture company will be located in Britain, bringing together the comprehensive strength and professional knowledge of the three companies. The three companies will each hold 33.3% of the shares of the new joint venture company.Analysis of the influence of the interest rate of 10-year treasury bonds falling below 2% on the stock market. After the interest rate of 10-year treasury bonds fell below 2%, although there were many discussions from all sides, it basically had no influence on the stock market trend, and the stocks with high dividends remained flat and there was no obvious capital inflow. Some analysts believe that there are two reasons here. First, the funds invested in fixed-income products and the funds invested in the stock market generally belong to two types of funds, and they rarely operate across varieties. Even if the internal and external factors have changed, resulting in the need for mobility, but the specific implementation also needs a process, can not be immediate. Second, the interest rate of 10-year treasury bonds fell below 2%, which also reflected some judgment of investors on the trend of interest rate in the market outlook, and this actually reflected the market's expectation of the growth rate of the real economy, which required greater countercyclical adjustment. (Securities Times)Turkish Foreign Minister: With the stability of the situation in Syria, the number of Syrians returning to their country will gradually increase.